Ophthalmology

The American Academy of Ophthalmology has announced that it intends to initiate the first national comprehensive eye disease patient database, which will allow ophthalmologists statistical review and benchmarking of their own care.

The American Academy of Ophthalmology has announced a partnership with the FDA designed to develop improved regulatory science for the approval process of medical devices for cataract patients.

The global market for medical laser systems, including ophthalmology-related systems, is estimated to be worth $2 billion by 2018, according to a Transparency Market Research report.  

Terry Moore, MD, board-certified ophthalmologist has joined Prevea Allouez Health Center in Green Bay, Wis., according to a greenbaypressgazette.com report.

On Monday, Cleveland Clinic's Cole Eye Institute opened the Louise Timken Microsurgical Education Lab, funded by a $1 million donation from the Timken Foundation, according to a CantonRep.com report.

The University of Colorado Hospital's Rocky Mountain Lions Eye Institute in Aurora broke ground on a 135,000-square-foot expansion project, which will nearly triple the size of the eye center.

George Michael Taft, DO, FAOCO, board-certified ophthalmologist, has been chosen for inclusion in The Leading Physicians of the World publication.

In the past, The Glaucoma Foundation has focused on genetics and neuroprotection research, but the organization will now begin to concentrate on finding a cure for exfoliation syndrome.

University Hospitals Eye Institute in Cleveland has announced that it will begin offering patients the Argus II Retinal Prosthesis System, a "bionic eye" designed to treat late stage retinitis pigmentosa.

SneadCataract, founded in 1985 by John Snead MD, FACS, has announced that it will now be named Snead Eye Group, according to a Naples News report.